The flora of our planet is diverse, and there are such a huge number of exotic fruits on earth that many have never even heard of. They look amazing, but tasting them is a real gastronomic adventure. In this post you will see unusual fruits from different parts of the world. 
1. Longan or Dragon's Eye 
The evergreen shrub grows in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Longan fruits look like bunches of grapes. They ripen by summer. The elastic layer of yellowish or brown skin peels off easily. Beneath it lies a juicy translucent filling, and inside is an inedible black seed.
2. Mangosteen or Mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana 
Mangosteen is called the "queen of fruits". These wonderful fruits grow on evergreen trees in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. The fruit is the size of a small tangerine, has a purple skin and snow-white pulp, similar to a delicate creamy dessert.
3. Lucuma 
Lucuma is a fruit tree that grows primarily in Peru. It is less common in Ecuador and Chile. The fruits of the tree are similar in shape to mango or avocado. They are covered with golden skin. The pulp of lucuma is fleshy. Its texture resembles egg yolk and has a sweet taste.
4. Marang 
Marang or tarap is a fruit tree from the mulberry family, related to breadfruit and jackfruit. Its homeland is Southeast Asia. Hidden under the needle-like skin is a sweet pulp reminiscent of vanilla ice cream. The seeds are also edible. The fruit spoils quickly, so it cannot be found on store shelves.
5. Rambutan 
Rambutan is an exotic fruit that is harvested in Southeast Asia, most often in Thailand and Sri Lanka. The fruit's season is quite short, but is divided into two parts: winter and summer. It is close in shape and size to a small chicken egg. The prickly shell is just a peel, under which the white juicy pulp is hidden.
6. Cainito or Star Apple 
Cainito is native to the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea of the West Indies. The trees later spread to the lowland areas of Central America. It has sweet, milky-white flesh, and when cut, the fruit is shaped like a star.
7. Tamarind 
Tamarind, or as it is also called, “Indian date,” is a tropical fruit that originated in East Africa in the forests of Madagascar. Tamarind trees now grow in many Asian countries, as well as in Mexico and South America. The fruit is often used to prepare Asian dishes. They look like bean pods or large peanuts in their shells. The outer shell of the tamarind fruit is thin and fragile, like a dry bean. Under the skin there is a bright red-brown flesh with hard seeds inside.
8. Naranjilla or lulo 
The exotic lulo fruit is also called naranjilla, which translates from Spanish as “little orange.” They grow on herbaceous fruit bushes, which look attractive and unusual. The golden fruit is a member of the nightshade family, a relative of potatoes and tomatoes, which has a bright, citrusy aroma. It looks like a tomato.
9. Jambolan 
Jambolan is an evergreen tropical tree and its fruit that belongs to the Myrtaceae family. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, especially the areas adjacent to the regions of Southeast Asia, China and Queensland in Australia. Jambolan is a popular fruit used in making desserts in India. The fruits are often eaten with salt. It is also used in Ayurvedic medicine.
10. Kanistel 
Kanistel is an evergreen tree, not tall for tropical plants, the height of a straight trunk is up to 8 m. The resin released is similar in structure to liquid latex. Yellow or orange fruits of various shapes ripen on the tree. The pulp of the ripe fruit is pale orange or lemon yellow, elastic and mealy. There are several large seeds in the middle of the fruit. Because of its appearance it is called “egg fruit”. The plant is heat-loving and is found in South America, Mexico, the Philippines and Hawaii, Cuba, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Colombia.
11. Jujube 
Jujube is the berries of the plant of the same name of the genus Jujube, the Kuvshinov family. The prickly shrub has been cultivated by the peoples of China for 4000 years; it is distributed throughout Southeast and Central Asia, throughout the Mediterranean, and is found in the Caucasus, Australia and Japan. The fruits are small in size, first yellow, then red-brown. The skin-shell is elastic and smooth, the flesh is fleshy and very sweet.
12. Palmyra 
Palmyra or nungu grows on the palmyra palm. You can find this fruit in the summer in India, Southeast Asia and Malaysia. Inside the fruit are small white grains that are soft and jelly-like when the fruit is young. This fruit is most often canned or prepared into exotic jelly-like snacks.
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